The Irish standard., 1887-01-29
ST. PAUL NEWS.

ST. PAUL NEWS.
The Legislature will endeavor to hold
annual instead of biennial sessions in
the future.
The Pionee Press will go the Globe
two better, and build IL story build
ing on Wabasha street.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Esche, died on Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Esche is very i'll.
Mark McEllistrem has resigned his
position under ssUnole Samuel" to ac-
cept the chief clerkship in the Register
of Deeds Office.
: Large crowds continue to come to the
carnival. The railroads are having all
they can do to handle the crowds, and
the st. Paul hotel men are rejoicing
thereat.
J. J. Smith, of the Law ana Order
League, will go to Albany. N. Y, IN q
few days to attend the annual conven-
ton of the Law and Order League of
the United States. Mr.. Smith has been
instructed by the executive committee to
invite the next convention to st. Paul.
The colored walters at the Ryan struck
for an increase Of wages which was
granted and, emboldened by their sue
cess, they demanded an agreement in
writing to the effect that they receive the
advance for stipulated time. Manager
Emerson discharged all hands and filed
their places in two hours
Gov. Fitz Hugh Lee, of Virginia, is
in the city and delights in tobogganing:
he is greatly pleased with the twin cities
and speaks in glowing terms of the
whole Northwest. A banquet was given
at the Ryan on Monday evening in
honor of the Governor and party and a
highly enjoyable time was had.
The joint Legislative committee on
met in the Senate chamber
on Tuesday evening and listened to
committee from the Law and Order
League, one from the anti-saloon Re-
pubicans, and one from the Crusaders.
After hearing the different points dis
cussed, the joint committee unanimously
voted te recommend for passage in both
branches a law making liquor iceses in
cities of 10000 or more $1,000, and in
cities and towns of Less than 10, 900
people $500.
Hon. j. N. Powers. representative
from Rice county, addressed meeting
of the Crusaders on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Powers was elected an honorary
and thanked the society for
their action, saying: sIt is an honor,
which I duly appreciate, to belong to
such a real, active and influential society
as I know this to be-" The representa-
tive has made many friends since COM
ing to the capitol and you may be sure
Of a kindly greeting when you call upon
him in the House of of Representatives.
The st. Joseph's Total Abstinence
Society, of st. Paul, held its semi-annual
election on Sunday last, when the fol-
lowing officers were chosen for the en-
suing term:
President-C. ]. Williams.
Vice-president-J. Chas. Mccarthy.
Secretary-Frank Vogel.
Treasurer Thomas Preston.
Executive Committee--A. McFaul,
Chas. Donaldson, VIM. Cunningham.
A large accession to the membership,
mainly due to the recent Paulist mis-
sion, placel the society in a better posi-
tion than ever before.
It is now more than one year since a
number OF young Irishmen attempted to
form an Irish American society in this
city. Preliminary meetings were held
IN the Office of Hon. G. D. O'Brien, and
after making a good beginning,
number of the leading Irishmen of the
city were invited to attend and assist in
the completion Of the organization.
The older men present thought that the
younger element were assuming too
much in calling the proposed society an
Irish American one, when, as they
thought, it would only prove to be
literary society. The more venerable
and knowing ones slated that it had
heen their intention for some time to
form club of Irishmen which should
be credit to the city. The young men
with exceeding good grace gave way to
tbo;r o1dora honino aOon tO see a club